Underwaist.



To aZZ whom it may concern.-

U D strung *mirsm EDWARD HENRY HORWOOD, OF HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY;

' UNDERWAIST.

Be it known that I, EDWARD HENRY HonwooD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Im rovement in Under? waists, of which the fo lowing is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to thernanufacture of underwaists for children, youths, and

misses of that class wherein the armhole-section is rendered double and likewise that portion immediately beneath the armhole.

The purpose of the invention is to improve upon the construction of the underwaist for which Letters Patent were granted to me September 26, 1905, Serial No. 800,444, in

such manner as to obtain all of the strength givento the garment by the former construction without causing the garment to be bulky at the armpit and at the same time reserve double or reinforced surfaces where t e greatest strength is desirednamely, upon vertical lines from the shoulders to the skirt or waist bandand atthe same time render that portion of the garment from the armpit-section of the armhole to the waistband where the least strain is exerted comparatively thin, not only promoting comfort in other ways,

but also rendering the garment exceedingly cool at such points.

The invention consists in the novel con-' struction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to'the accompanying drawings, formin a part of this specifi cation, in which simi ar characters of referen ce indicate corresponding parts in both figures. I

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved underwaist laid fiat, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and drawn upon an enlarged scale;

A represents the single back section of an ordinary waist, B the improved side sections which connect with the back A and with the customary front section D, and D represents a waistband of any desired type. The back and front sections A and D are single, as illusv trated in Fig. 2, and the same view also shows that the major portions of the side sections B are double, said side sectionsbeing each constructed in two subsections 6 and b which are practically duplicates, and an intermedi-v ate one 6 The side subsections b and b are Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 17,1906. Serial No. 301,627.

sections b edges.

Patented June 19, 1906.

constructed of two pieces of material IQ and 11, lying one over the other, one piece being the exact counterpart in contour ofthe Z "other, while the intermediate subsection 6 1s of a single piece'of material.

In cutting the pieces or members 10 and 11 i of the subsections b and 1) upper curved extensions 12 and 12 are formed, the extensions 12 being continuations of the subsections 1? and the extensions 12 continuations of the sub These extensions are oppositely curved, constitute shoulder-straps, and define the armholes E, except those portions of said armholes which are to lie centrally beneath the armpit of the wearer, and these latter 'portions of the armholes are formed by the upper edges of the intermediate subsections 12 The longitudinal edges of the intermediate subsections 6 are straight, .as are like wise the opposing or inner longitudinal edges ofthe body portions of the outer subsections 6 and b, as is shown at 13 in Fig. 1, while the outer edges 14 of the said subsections 1) and b are inclined downwardly in direction of their straight edges from their curved extensions orstrap portions, whereby the said subsections 6 and b are narrowest at their bottom The body portions of the said subsections andb and likewise the intermediate sections 12 are usually of sufficient length to extend to the bottom of the arment. The outer edges of the subsections are connected with the front sections D by means of lapseams 15, and the intermediate subsection b isconnected with the outer subsections 1) and b by lap-seams 16. The edges 14 of the suboughly protected where the most wear is ex-- perienced, and those portions of the garments below and at the sides of the armholes extending to the waistband or to the skirt of the garment are protected against the heavy I strain they are frequently called upon to sustain, while the intermediate subsections 6 in the side sections B being made single, and therefore thin, renders the garment exceedingly pliable and comfortable from a point at the armpit-section of the armholes to the lower portion of the garment and likewise renders the garment at said points quite cool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A11 underWaist comprising a back and front formed of two sections, and side sections, each side section being formed of outer subsections and an intermediate subsection, each outer subsection being formed of duplicate members having duplicate extensions to constitute shoulder-straps and the sides and lower side portions of the armholes, the intermediate subsections being formed of a single member Whose upper edge constitutes the armpit edge of an armhole, the said single subsection extending otherwise the length of the outer subsections, the outer subsections of the side sections having their body ck tensions stitched together and their opposing longitudinal edges stitched to the intermediate subsections, the said side sections being also stitched directly to the back and the front sections, whereby to reinforce the armholes and side portions of the garment below the armholes and provide for a thin portion beneath the armpit-sections of the armholes and corresponding portions of the sides of the garment, for the purpose set forth, said thin portions of the side sections of the garment being between the reinforced portions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses EDWARD HENRY HORWOOD.

Witnesses J. FRED. ACKER, J NO. M. Rrrrnnflf 

